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Quarter Four: Quiz 1Study Guide

United States and Canada

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

  • Identify the relative location of the United States and Canada and the characteristics that make them a region.
  • Identify the major political subdivisions and cities of the United States and Canada.

(states, provinces, territories, regions)

  • Describe and compare the major geographic and climatic features of the United States and Canada.
  • Identify the major natural resources and products of the United States and Canada and explain how they impact the economies of both nations.
  • Read and analyze two or more thematic maps to assess the location and development of urban areas in the United States and Canada.
  • Explain how the United States, Canada, and Mexico are interdependent and compare the advantages to the disadvantages of NAFTA.

Assignments and Notes Section:

Papers from the First, Second, and Third Quarter: 1. Pre-Assessment and Student Evaluation, 2. Parts to a Good Map and Latitude Zones, 3. Calculating Time, 4. PATs for Australia, Europe, and Latin America

  • North America: Political Map Activity
  • State Nicknames and Abbreviations
  • Mini-Quiz on USA and Canada Political Map
  • Physical Map of the United States
  • USA and Canada: Connecting Physical Features and Major Urban Areas (multi-layer map)
  • The Physical Geography of the United States and Canada
  • Living in the United States and Canada: Economy, Transportation, and Communication
  • Alaska: Oil vs. Wilderness activity, article, and resource packet
  • Article and notes on NAFTA
  • United States and Canada: Demographics
  • Notes: Geographic Patterns of Canada
  • Check for Understanding #1
  • Review Puzzle - USA and Canada: Quiz 1
  • Quarter Four: Quiz 1 Study Guide (this paper)

Note: You will complete a performance assessment task on U.S. geography the same week as the quiz. These papers will be kept by Ms. Apple.

Key words/people/events:

NortheastSouthMidwestWest

Mineral SourcesEnergy SourcesFall LineEstuary

Continental DivideWheat BeltBreadbasketCanadian Shield

St. Lawrence SeawayEcosystemLocksTruck Farms Commercial Farming Manufacturing Service Industry Interdependent

FCCPopulation PyramidSunbeltSilicon Valley

ImmigrationEmigrationMegalopolis“Boswash”

NAFTAImportExportTariff

Maquiladora